Prolonged ventricular pauses in an asymptomatic athlete with "apparent mobitz type II second-degree atrioventricular block"

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Rotondi, Francesco ^a   Marino, Luciano ^a   Lanzillo, Tonino ^a   Manganelli, Fiore ^a   Zeppilli, Paolo ^b  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

electrocardiogram; imaging; pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATHLETE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOBITZ TYPE II SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PACEMAKER; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BASKETBALL; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863498694     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.03010.x     Document Type: Article

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